John Doe makes music in Georgia

Actor John Doe, who plays Bobby in the film Georgia (which recently
received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Mare
Winningham), said the production was a family affair.

"Because Jennifer Jason Leigh had a vested interest in the project, it
was small-budget, and I took less money. But this also made for a positive
kind of environment (in the production), and therefore yielded better
performances," Doe said. The film is co-produced by Leigh and her mother,
Barbara Turner, who also wrote the screenplay.

Doe, who has been the frontman for the band X since 1977, believed in
the project and praised the musical ability of Leigh, who plays the
dysfunctional Sadie, and Winningham, who plays Georgia, the title
character.

"Steve Soles, the music director, allowed it to be way naked, and that
shows up on screen," Doe said. There is rawness in all of the musical
performances in the movie.

Doe has had plenty of acting experience leading up to his role in
Georgia. He has been in the films Salvador, Great Balls of
Fire, the Patrick Swayze film Roadhouse and Roadside
Prophets, among others. Many of his roles have involved his musical
roots.

"Jennifer knows who X is, and she had the first John Doe record. She
came to see an acoustic show I did," Doe said. He was Leigh's first choice
for the role of Bobby.

Doe has had no conflict between his music and acting. He loves doing
both. He said that after working with veteran character actor Harry Dean
Stanton, it made him decide to take some acting courses and look at acting
more seriously. He is currently recording with X and will be in an upcoming
film titled Scorpion Springs.